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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-15

Yuen Kee 6 Co. have removed to Hotel
street
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-15

If you want any laees or embroideries
call at Sachs store, the assortment shown
there is superb
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-15

vessels Leaving To-Day.
Haw schr Ehukai, Macy for Jaluft, South Sea
Islands
Schr Liholiho. for Iahaina
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-15

Ivory, Sandalwood and Tortoise Shell
Card Case, Paper Cutter, Fans and jew
elry Cases, etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-15

Dealers in Chinese Fancy Goods, assorted
Satin, Silks, Grape, embroidered Silk
Handkerchief, Scarf and Shawls
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GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY.
Rattan and Ebony Wood Chairs. Mat
ting made by hand.
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a. +. JUDD.

n.
Chief Justice and Chancellor.
Ashford & Ashford for plaintiff, w. A.
Whiting for defendant.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18
Land Of the Midnight sun.

The inhabitaut Of a southern country
,an with difficulty comprehend how fully
the shortness of the winter day in the far
north is compensated by the extreme du-
ration OF daylight In summer As we
steamed up the harbor OF Christiana 40
noon on bright June day, it seemed like
the entrance into dreamland. The sensa-
ton Of seeing the sun low on the horizon
az midday, and finding it scarcely lower
at z in the evening, Is far more easily re-
membered than described. The towers of
Christiana always cast long shadows and
the dreamy feeling is only intensified when
the sun persists for hours ia staying above
the horizon until, at 10 o'clock, you can
still see the men and boys playing games
in the fields Bedtime is a movable feast
10 the native in the summer season, and
comes not az an TO the visitor unless he
darkens his windows and persuades HIM
self that IL ought 10 De night II "a is not
--Scribner's Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

Pennsylvania Rye $3.50 per gallon.
CHAaBERLAYNE q Co.
La Normandi splendid smoke tryit
CHANBERLAYsE Co
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Feature. Of the Banana Trade

The middlemen in the banana business
onrcbaso their stock at the wharyes as
soon As the vessel begins to unload. 1hey
buy from 100 10 800 punches at time
and cart them Immediately TO the cellars,
where they are ripened The banana
reache- this country IN an extremely green
condition. Upon reaching these cellars
the punches are hung Oh hooks suspended
in rows along the ceiling. In the center
Of the cellar IS a gas or oil stove. which IS
generally So regulated a. 10 preserve
temperature Of 60 or 20 dogs. Fahrenheit.
Here the fruit ripens gradually until II Is
ready for the retailers.
Sometimes, however, when the demand
is large for the ripened food the cellar IS
heated 10 IS degs, and sometimes even 81
degs.. but at this temperature the banana
is apt to cook, a. It is called ana lose
It's flavor In general the temperature OF
the cellar IA varied as the condition Of the
fruit demands II the frui. is chilled, a
high temperature Is imperative.
Some little time ago ice boxes were in
PRODUCED 10 the ripening rooms. In the
top of the box is a large apartment INTO
which the ice is put while underneath
long dripping pans of galvanized iron are
placed The heat from the gas stove CON
verted the ice into water, which slowly
runs down into the pans below There II
quickly evaporates and reaches the top OF
the room where the bananas are hung.
This addition was at first regarded as a
great improvement, for il ripened the
fruit evenly and brought out a golden
color on the skin; but it was found that
when ripened in this manner the fruit was
extremely delicate. and that it spoiled al
most Immediately when exposed 10 an
open atmosphere
The banana must be nursed rs carefully
as a child Any sudden change OF tenn
perature or exposure TO inclement weather
Is very sure TO produce bad effect The
fruit may be ripened in twenty four hours
from the time Of its arrival. but II is
much better if a longer time is taken.
In the transportation OF this fruit very
great care is used. The punches are first
carefully EMBODIED in paper bags and then
packed in patent heated cars These cars
contain oil stoves, and are fitted with pat
ent ventilntors, which preserve an even
temperature about the fruit New York
Evening World.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

Reported by q. w. Branch & Co.. bankers
and brokers. No. I'LL Main street.
New YORK. November l7.-London
came about to below New York's
Wednesday closing. Our market opened
with London selling orders, evidently for
realizatiOns, and rather more conserva-
tive feeling among traders. Western
Union sold higher on the London listed
story, but private cables did not confirm
the report which appeared in the press
cables regarding its early listing on Lon-
don Change. Chicago dispatches early
said the soft coal war was settled, but
later in the day this was denied, and the
statement was then that the managers
were in conference and probably would
agree 10 restore. st. Paul showed in
crease for second week OF $3l ,537. and
the stock spurted a little on this. Coal
stocks advanced on the higher rates for
coal and on the report that Lackawanna
would again pay per cent. instead Of
present rate %. Aside from the realiz
ing by Philadelphia, and especially by
Boston, there were plenty of stocks TO
be obtained without advancing quota
tons. The bears are remaining quiet
but watchful they did not attempt to sell
the market on the unfavorable news at
home and abroad. The continental
bourses were depressed to-day on The
grave political situation in France and
the belief that the hot debates in the
corps legislaiif today would decide the
fate of the ministry, and, perhaps,
change the presidency of France. Anoth-
er small bank failed today, but in general
the situation is not at all promising
Market closed with tired tone about low
est prices Of the day.
Money 3 to 3 clOsing4
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

s. jolly party was sitting around "a table
an restaurant at FraukfOrt-on the-Main,
Germany talking about the numerous
thcft- of iall 0yercoat. which bad lately
been reported from every part of che city
Tncy al agreed that such q thing could
not possibly happen % any one of them,
ass they had their eyes wide open Never
theless,' inrcrposcd a gentleman sitting
at the next table. Il would, ID need be-,
undertake 10 prove that any one of your
coats could easily be distracted from under
your very noses SO They were astonished.
but he explained that it was only neces-
sary 10 engage man In an interesting
conversation. aud while he continued
under the influence 20 arise, take his
oyercoat. put it on, light cigar and leave
the room with gracious bow. The entire
company kept up continuous roar of
laughter at the amusing tale and the still
more entertaining practical illustration
with which the relater accompanied h.,
words and walked out Of the door He
did not come back, neither did the over
coats with pocketbook with 800 In
it.-Chicag0 Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

Cats ere the favorite pets at present,
aud thiscaprice dates from Luchon, where
French women Were carrying little kitteu-
about during the late season. They are
now carried about in little bahut on the
top of the hustle. and will it is prophe-
sled. occupy the inside Of the big muils
that are about 10 appear The eccentric
Princess lsaheau de BeauvOis has much
% do with this new notion In her pocket
there i, usually tiny kitten, and in her
muff-carried all through the fall, and
decorated with artificial flowers and rib
hons-there IS one, often more than one,
pug or pup Of some kind, for the accom-
notation " which animal il is very evil
dent that the null is taken about Do
nestle Monthly.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

noni.es. Perfectionfsts, etc but in general
II may be said that modern socialism does not
claim religious command. Charles Fourier,
who was born IN I712 and educated in the
agony Of the French revolution, is often con
sidcred the parent Of recent socialism, be
cause he systematized the floating opinions
and presented them in singulariy pleasing
style Since his time socialism has been rec
ognized as prominent phase Of popular aei-
tation and with II has always gone some
form Of extreme and destructive agitation.
Besides portraits Of St Just Karl Marx and
Charles Fourier, a portrait is also given OF
William Morris, the English poet-manufact-
nrer who has Of late years been in the front
rank Of British Socialists He has tried the
experiment Of profit sharing with bis work
men 10 limited extent, hut does not believe
IL is the key 20 the situation altogether lie
is n man Of refinement and social petition
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

As a general thing in yellow fever epi
iemics the cause OF death m every ease is
yellow fever All the o.A.r diseases appear
% assume the character off that oue If
he normal death rate. therefore. were
deducted from the actual delin rate. j.
would appear that the fever is mu 10
ess fatal than it seems 90 De- IL Tampa. FIR
Instance il the number of Those who wuuld
nave died from some other disease. ii the fever
lid not exist We're taken from the number
Who have died since the fever began lis s,ork,
he mortality charged 10 thc account of the
fever would be considerably reduced
Desirable a. doctors are ia yellow fever
epidemic, they are not so desirable a- cool
lur-.~. Where ihe nursin- is eood the danger
5 les-ened az beast one-half The reason why
New Orlean. has lees fear of the fever than
any other American city liable 10 suffer from
Il is that there are plenty OF good yellow
Fever nurses 10 be- had there, as well NJ doc
.ors Of experience There IS no doubt that
The fever at Tampa will DO confined TO that
place. Florida Letter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18
GROWTH OF SOCIALISM.
WAR BETWEEN HOUSE or HAVE
AND HOUSE or WANT.

How IL Has Been Going ON ON This Green
Earth Since the First Government Was
rormed--st simon. Charles Fourier, 50.
Just, Karl MARI and Others.
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The Fashionable Gunner.

The 80 called sportsman is "a being
magnificent I'm appearance and tremendous
in pretensions Like the lilies of the field.
he tolls not. neither does he spin, but sol
Omon. i'm all his glory, was most assuredly
not arrayed like one Of these. A corduroy
suit with innumerable pockets, pair of
expensive waterproof boots, a slOuch hat
drawn carefully over the eyes game bag
of ample proportions aud unstained by the
blood of slaughtered fowls, and shotgun
NJ the most approved make and highly or
namented. are the inseparable concomi-
fant- of this class of hunters.
Two fields are open 10 them-the duck
grounds along the Mississippi and Mis-
sour valleys and the prairies OF Kansas
and Arkansas. Owing 20 the difficulties
of transportation they very seldom visit
the Indian territory, where game exists in
the greatest abundance. By no means the
least important member of the party is q
dog Those least experienced choose Che
setter. but "a single season s. experience
proves that this animal. however Use ui IN
the open cOyerts and well watched c0un-
try OF the eastern states. is of little value
among the arid tracts and burr covered
th'cket- Of The western states The short
haired pointer is. therefore generally pre-
ferred but the bench shows, so popular
I'M the Mississippi valley have greatly in
iured the breeding of dogs for purely
sporting purposes. and the animal gener
ally taken ont by the amateur sportsman
u.s. as general thing beautiful to behold,
but II little practical u-r.-Glohe- Dem
nnruf
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

ADDIIIoS TO TIiE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM.
some of tho worlds famous galleries, and the
new building makes n somewhat more fitting
place II stands in the upper part Of Central
park From the Seventy ninth street en-
trance 20 the park broad -iad curves around
10 the main entrance Of tho building. which
is at present only the completed section Of
the southern facade and the main entrance
The building will he two tall stories above
the basement, with 2U feet front. with a face
of Hallowen granite and Indiana frcestone.
laid in massive blocks. The entire structure
is 70 be as near absolutely fire proof a. science
can make IT, On each side of the entrance
stands an enormous block Of the Indiana free
stone. weighing twelve tons, to be carved in
emblems indicating the purpose Of the
museum While they We're raising the first
IF those stones the derrick gave way, the
stone fell and was shattered in several pieces;
50 there vas delay tin another could b.
shaped and shipped TIE total cost thus far
is near 400WO-paid by the city.
But the lovers of art care more for the
contents. and in these artistic New York at
last regards itself as blest, for the collection
contains some of the worlds famous pictures.
Most noted of thes- probably, IS the "leo'
II Mes~onier and next 20 II the Horse
Fair of Rosa Bonheur. but scarcely less
noted are the Holy Family OF Knaus, the
Champ uy" of Dciaillo, the Triumph of
Gomanicu," Of Pioty. LIS Deux Van de
Vcldca" of Meissonier and the remarkable
Old painting los Sir Joshua Reynolds, "Por-
traits of the Hon. Henry Fame and His
Guardians. lingo Jones and Charlie, Blair"
The chief attraction now is the grand h.
quest of Miss Catherine Loriliard Wolfe
~ pictures. nearly ali hy the greatest for
elm masters and all selected hv herself with
unusual good taste and artistic iiscrimna-
ton She not only gave the paintings. but
added S20OOO as 4. fund for their preserya-
ton and for additions. What is Of equal
value. perhaps. She has SIT an example sure
to bee followed by other wealthy art collec-
tors. assuring grand future Tor the museum
Her picture are an of kind denoting rec
fuemeut and tenderness n the ch0oser
Children and flowers. beautiful women and
amnt ysias were tle subject, that
she loved Even where she has de-
parted from the merely beautiful She has
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18
NI.troRs ANp THE MoLFE COLLECTION


elected the grand. as in THE Cusades
before Jerusalem" by William KauIbach--
IN impressive almost awe inspiring picture
The Christian warriors are represented as
marching over the hills. Jerusalem in the
distance, when they are suddenly arrested by
N apparition in the heavens Of Christ and
he Virgin Mary Godfrey de Bouillon turns
1 worshipful gaze toward the vision and
-eyerentially removes the crown from bis
lead, while on the faces of all those in front
lppear amazement and awe, depicted In the
most perfect tones "The Last Token by
Max Gabriel. is another PAINTING To- excite
awe, mingled with religious sympathy a
Christian maiden and martyr stands in the
aOne dungeon, calm eyed and icarlass before
he tigers which are % devOur her The
Holy Family by Knaus, is in the same
lass, but time has lcsened the delcacy Of
omo of the c0lors, though the dignity and
ouch Of the sweotuo,. remain. All the critics
igree that no recent painter can rival tac I'D
masters in dealing with religious subjects. ID
seems as if they put tACir very souls into the
work and painted with their hearts blood
The modern Madonna are almost purely
conventional The VIRGIN is q pretty German
woman i'm Germany, am English girl Iu Eng
and and an American here; nowhere Is shr
depicted as She was, Jewess. None a. Miss
Wolfes painting, have hitherto been cxli.
oited, except 10 small circle of friend. she
6as indeed one of the benciact0ls of han eu-
~, and with her giit the museum bee mes
)ne Of New York greatest attractions.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18
THe NEW CHARLESTON.

How south Caro'ipn'- stricken city Ha'
Recovered FROM the Earthquake.
That Charleston e. herself again vas
abundanilv shown recently when the people
Of that city celebrated her recovery from the
EARTHQUAKES disastrous effects with flags and
fireworks. speeches and fe,tivtiesol all sorts.
In 1850 Charleston suffered los, of 5000
600 OF property by a CONFUSION Of nature
never parallcled in the United States. Not
withstandng all this the business of Charles
ton during the twelvemonth just passed
amounted % S66,OO,Oo0, and the fall trade
50 far has been unexample1 I'm the history Of
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18


The struggle between labor and capital is,
unfortunately, no new thing Differences Of
condition first arise from differences in char
acter; but I'm all progressive societies there IS
a tendency for fortune once created 70 in
crease at an increasing ratio The capitalist
gets yearly increasing percentage of a
rapidly increasing product Such seasons
were seen in England just after the Napo-
leonic wars, and in the United States for
decade or more after the close Of the civil
war. But the best thought Of the hest minds
in modern society has been directed 20 the
task Of checking or correcting this tendency
10 INSTRUMENTATION and il is now claimed
that, in England and the United states AZ
least, the tendency is for capital 20 get
smaller and labor larger share OF their
Joint product. It only remains % add that
this is firmly denied by the Discontinued. and
that, If true, the process would be too slow
for the impatient--henco the thousand ana
one plans for correcting social inequalities,
with their ardent apostles, from the Fourier
Ito 10 the Anarchist, from Robert Owen tc
August Spies.
There is a popular error TO the effect that
the Chicago massacre Of May 4, 1876, was
unioue-in truth, 10 was the latest among
many hundred similar attempts at the same
end. The tendency of property TO pass from the
many 10 the few was among the first OBJ
served social phenomena. In the dawn OF
history Egvpt appears with land held in small
allotments and a general condition Of COM
fort; few centuries later we find the land
owned by the few, the mass Of laborers slaves.
In Greece the same social phenomena were
repeated. with the variations incident 70
place and race. Early in the Eleventh cen
fury b. c. the desperation Of the mortgaged
farmer and the handles poor threatened such
disorders that Scion prevailed upon the PEG
pie 10 enact a sweeping cOniiscation OF debts
the mortgage monuments Were thrown down
and by a radical land reform the soil
passed under the control of actual cultiva-
tOrs-for a while The political contest be
tween the aristoi and the polloi chest and
many continued through all Greek his
tory, with bloody tumults and varying for
tunes; and the struggles Of the Attic demos
c'peopleD have furnished illustrations Tor
uncounted thousands Of appeals IN all subse-
quent ages 10 the various 'demOcracles' 10
whom that demos gave a name.
in the Roman republic the struggle be-
tween aristoi and demos soon took the form
Of contest between patricians and plebeians,
then between the wealthy and the poor, and
finally between the senatorial party and the
common people. The democracy succeeded
in having the Licinian law passed-that no
man should hold more than 800 Jugera $50
acres Of land-but the aristocracy soon de
feated its execution. The brothers Gracchi
devoted their lives and fortunes % attempts
to revive this law and secure Others Ia aid of
the poor; the elder brother, Hberius ScmprO-
MUS. had secured the revival of the law and.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

He lived on a farm
near Harper
Ferry, in 1857, and
be and his mast o.
We're among the
first persons cap
tured by old John
Brown and taken
~ the historic en-
CINE house 1t
was" he says,
"about two hours
afoh day The
moon was out and
/ Was a goin' over
the road Ia wake
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18
MANY FINE PICTURES.
GATHERING WOLFe'S REQUEST TO
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM.

How the People Flock TO see the Paint
ipgs-The Addition 10 the Buildings OF
the aFu-cum-A Gallery Of Pictures and
1urio. That l. Credit 10 New York.
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art is an in
.titutiou OF which New Workers are now
Justly proud The old building was long a
subject IL jest and the meager collection
matter OF regret; but the magnificent be-
quest Of Miss Catherine Wolfe has brought
the array of pictures up 20 the standard Of
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

up one Of the men when Capt Cook, one of
Brown, men, halted me aud told me - 90
an wake up Mas'r Echeberger and the rest.
wa, afraid 90 do anything else, and
we was all marched % the engine
house. | never Kin fogit Mr.
Brown" During the war Thomas was cook
in the Confederate army He is now e
years old He was born IN Louisiana and is
resident OF Baltimore.
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8. n. MOHklsElT So. Do seft-in ''
Manchester Phone. 3o,
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\ young lady in New York who Was in
attentive at whist has broken of her en-
gagement with her lover because he
recommended her 10 scoop up her mind
Ia peanut shell and tx IL on the game. o.
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Tobacco Market.

RICHMOND, Va, November H.
No loose sales to-day. Our market for
old filters seems, however, more active,
With some good buying by our leading
manufacturers. The interior markets all
report a rather deteriorating break in
stead OF Improvements tn quality hence
we may expect better prices for all sound
old stock here. Sun-cured leaf has been
in good demand all this week
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

The exhibition and sale Of Mr. Beccher
personal treasures books and picture
and bric-a-bfac-ha excited no less interes
perhaps than the exhibition of Miss Wolfe
splendid art Request But the interest in no.
latter has been of quite a different sort Mis-
Wolfe's pictures are valuable for their arIi,
&c characteristics aside from any interest at
taching 80 them because Of their former
ownership. Mr. Beecher's effects roceiv,
value principally from the fact that they
were bis, and are not a. a rule, 60 be prizco
for any other reason. Tho pictures and stai
uettes are q most heterogeneous mess, 0nl
it could not well be otherwise For thel
we're many of them gifts from simple minded
admiring parishionors who sought by pre-
senting them 20 him 20 show the love, al
miration and respect they felt for their
spiritual teacher Publishers used 10 send
him new books and new prints for his notice
and on them, with perhaps few exceptions
are 10 he found i'm the collection. His library
however. was much better selected than hi.
artistic belongings. and an examination OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-18

Is what those who are acquainted with
thin, call DR.. Dayid's Vegetable Liver Pills.
Being free from Mercury and all Mineral Poi
sons they are safe and Harmless. As they
contain the most Valuable Vegetable ingrcd-
tents known 20 Pharmacy they are the best
cure for Sick Headache. BiNousncss. COnsti-
patton q Liver disorder, Only 20 cents a
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Thomas Clark.

We present herewith portrait Of Zine
old Virginia gentlemaH'-0f color. Not be-
cause there is anything very striking in the
old negro's face; but there is one very To-
markable and thrilling epsodei in his history